The Life and Times of Daniel O'Connell, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Daniel O'connell, Vol. 2 The fact is, however, obvious that but for the Union, it would shortly have become a more national assembly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Medicine, Disease and the State in Ireland, 1650-1940


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A pioneering collection of essays aiming to open up the previously neglected area of the social history of medicine in Ireland.







Bulletin


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Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)







Life and Times of Frederick Douglass


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Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.










Fears and Fascinations


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Looking at the works of diverse writers as the gens de couleur libre poets of antebellum New Orleans, this book focuses on the shifting and contradictory ways Catholicism has signified within southern literature and culture. It contributes to a more nuanced understanding of American and southern literary and cultural history.




The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature


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Contains nearly 2,000 annotated citations (primarily English language works) divided into forth-eight sections ; citations refer chiefly to works published between 1961 and 1992.